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Originally Posted by SHAD0W
I've never seen this being used before, can you explain it please?
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Be happy to.
Certain words (verbs, adjectives and nouns) take what one might call the "tough guy" prefixes in casual speech. The purpose of these prefixes is to emphasize the stem words they precede.
こっ ＋ ひどい ＝ こっ
ぴどい really terrible
こっ ＋ はずかしい ＝ こっ
ぱずかしい super-embarrassing
ぶっ ＋ 殺（ころ）す ＝ ぶっ殺す to kill brutally
ぶっ ＋ こわす ＝ ぶっこわす to demolish totally
ぶん ＋ なぐる ＝ ぶんなぐる to punch furiously
ぶん ＋ 取（と）る ＝ ぶん取（
ど）る to snatch/capture by force
すっ ＋ はだか ＝ すっ
ぱだか completely naked
すっ ＋ 飛（と）ばす ＝ すっ飛ばす to drive extremely fast
ど ＋ 真ん中（まんなか） ＝ ど真ん中 dead center
ど ＋ いなか ＝ どいなか the sticks
There are some other tough guy prefixes, too. If you ever use these, be aware of the rendaku that occur at the first consonant of the stem word. "Rendaku" is in Wiki. In the list above, I showed where it occurs by enlarging the kana.
Below is from manga/anime 「ど根性ガエル」. The frog on the guy's T-shirt not only has 「根性 = guts」 but he has 「ど根性 = a whole lot of guts」. Oh yes, the frog lives on the T-shirt and makes the boy do things.
